Ireland women's national rugby league team

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Not to be confused with Ireland women's national rugby union team.
Ireland
Team information
Governing bodyRugby League Ireland
RegionEurope
Head coachMatt Kennerson
CaptainAlex McGuinness
Top try-scorerAli Coleman 5
Top point-scorerAli Coleman 20 (5 tries)
IRL ranking9th
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
First international
 Ireland 26 – 24 Wales 
at Colwyn Bay, 17 October 2021
Biggest win
 Ireland 30 – 6 Italy 
at Udine, 11 June 2022
Biggest defeat
 Ireland 4 – 44 Wales 
at Dublin, 8 October 2022

The Ireland women's national rugby league team is organised by Rugby League Ireland and represents Ireland in international rugby league.

Ireland first fielded a women's Rugby League team in October 2021, winning their inaugural Test Match against Wales.

Head to Head Records

Opponent FM MR M W D L Win% PF PA Share
 Wales 2021 2024 3 1 0 2 33.33% 40 96 29.41%
 Italy 2022 2022 1 1 0 0 100.00% 30 6 83.33%
 Canada 2022 2022 1 1 0 0 100.00% 8 6 57.14%
Totals 2021 2024 5 3 0 2 60.00% 78 108 41.94%

Notes:

  • Table last updated 28 April 2024.
  • Share is the portion of "For" points compared to the sum of "For" and "Against" points.

Players

The table below lists the team for the Group A European World Cup Qualifying match against Wales, to be played on Saturday, 27 April 2024. Alex McGuinness was appointed Captain.[1]
Jersey numbers in the table reflect those worn in the match against Wales. Tallies in the able include this match.
In January 2024, Rugby League Ireland had announced the appointment of Matt Kennerson as the Head Coach.[2]

J# Player Age Position(s) Club Profile Debut M T G P
1 Cliodhna O'Sullivan Fullback, Stand-off Dublin City Exiles No 2024 1 0 0 0
2 Bettie Lambert 23 Wing, Centre York Valkyrie Yes 2021 5 1 0 4
3 Fran Copley Centre, Fullback Featherstone Rovers No 2024 1 0 0 0
4 Mollie Young Centre, Second-row Leigh Leopards No 2022 2 0 0 0
5 Grace Tutty Wing Dublin City Exiles No 2024 1 1 0 4
6 Holly O'Dwyer Stand-off Galway Tribeswoman No 2024 1 0 0 0
7 Alex McGuinness Scrum-half, Stand-off Dublin City Exiles No 2021 5 1 2 8
8 Mairead Quinn Prop, Stand-off Leigh Leopards No 2021 5 1 0 4
9 Niamh Griffin Hooker Dublin City Exiles No 2024 1 0 0 0
10 Rachel Morton Prop Banbridge Broncos No 2024 1 0 0 0
11 Storm Cobain Second-row, Loose forward Leigh Leopards No 2021 5 2 1 10
12 Tricia Doyle Second-row Dublin City Exiles No 2024 1 0 0 0
13 Clodagh Dunne Loose forward, Prop Dublin City Exiles Yes 2021 5 1 0 4
14 Megan Preston 26 Hooker, Centre Huddersfield Giants Yes 2024 1 0 0 0
15 Caoimhe Molloy Prop Dublin City Exiles Yes 2024 1 0 0 0
16 Lydia Egan Second-row Salford Reds Yes 2024 1 0 0 0
17 Lisa Callan Second-row, Hooker Dublin City Exiles Yes 2022 3 0 0 0
18 Anna Potterton Lock Dublin City Exiles Yes — 0 0 0 0
19 Alice Fitzgerald Dublin City Exiles No — 0 0 0 0

Results

Full internationals

Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Video Reports
17 Oct 2021  Wales
26–24
Test Match Stadiwm ZipWorld, Colwyn Bay [3] [4][5]
11 Jun 2022  Italy
30–6
European Championships B Pasian Di Pato Rugby Stadium, Udine [6] [7][8][9]
8 Oct 2022  Wales
4–44
Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin — [10][11]
25 Oct 2022  Canada
8–6
Test Match Orrell St James Rugby League Club, Wigan — [12]
27 Apr 2024  Wales
10–28
WC Qualifier (Euro Group A) Cardiff University Sports Fields — —

Upcoming Fixtures:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wales and Ireland Women announce squads". European Rugby League. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  2. ^ "RLI announce Women's Head Coach". Rugby League Ireland. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Highlights - Wales vs Ireland Women - Ireland's first-ever International Women's Rugby League Match". YouTube. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  4. ^ Fletcher, Charlotte (18 October 2021). "Match Report: Wales Women v Ireland Women". Rugby League Ireland. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Wales 24 v 26 Ireland - Match Report". European Rugby League. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Italia League vs Irlanda League - Europeo 2022/highlights, mete ed interviste". YouTube. Delinquenzaovale. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Italy 6 v 30 Ireland - Match Report". European Rugby League. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Rugby League: Troppa Irlanda Per L'Italia League Femminile". Non Professional Rugby. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Women take win against Italy". Rugby League Ireland. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Match Report - Ireland 4 v 44 Wales". Wales Rugby League. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Ireland 4 v 44 Wales - Match Report". European Rugby League. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Canada 6 v 8 Ireland - Match report". European Rugby League. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

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